German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Rise by 2.9% in July on Large Orders

German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Rise by 2.9% in July on Large Orders

According to data from Destatis,

  • New orders in other vehicle construction (aircraft, ships, trains, military vehicles) surged 86.5% in July.
  • Orders for the manufacture of electrical equipment jumped 18.6%.
  • However, orders across the mechanical engineering sector slid by 6.1%.
  • Excluding large orders, incoming orders were down 0.4%.

Looking at the broader sectors of the German economy:

  • Orders across the capital goods sector increased by 3.5% in July, while the intermediate goods sector saw orders up 4.4%.
  • The consumer goods sector reported a 5.8% fall in new orders.
  • Orders from overseas advanced by 5.1%, with orders from within the Eurozone increasing by 5.9%.
  • New orders from outside the Eurozone…
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